1938 Map of Haverstraw

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Haverstraw and Croton on Hudson anchor this pre-war survey of the lower Hudson Valley, where the river widens into the Haverstraw Bay. The landscape is defined by the industrial and transport infrastructure of the late 1930s, featuring the prominent West Shore RR and New York Central Railroad lines hugging the shorelines. On the western bank, the Traprock Quarry and several smaller quarries near Tompkins Cove point to the region's active mineral extraction, while institutions like the New York Reconstruction Home near Garnerville and the St Peters Cem provide deep genealogical context. The transition from industrial waterfront to protected land is already evident at Stony Point State Park and Hook Mountain Park. Navigation and aviation history are preserved through the Rockland Lighthouse and Christie Airport, reflecting a river corridor in the midst of mid-century modernization.